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Plaza Theatrical Productions stages "The Lion King Jr.," now through April, 28, featuring students in Plaza's Performing Arts Academy.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder The musical comedy about an heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by eliminating the relatives in … more

4/25/19

Enough with ‘drill, baby, drill!’

At the 2008 Republican National Convention, party stalwart Michael Steele declared, “Drill, baby, drill! And drill now! Do you want to put your country first?" more

4/25/19

One more shameless appointment by town GOP

Town of Hempstead Republicans practically swelled with pride on April 16, after the Town Board unanimously passed a revamped ethics code. more

4/25/19

GOP candidate to be appointed to Ambrosino's seat on Tuesday

Tom Muscarella, the Garden City Republican tapped by the County GOP to run for convicted Hempstead Councilman Ed Ambrosino's seat, is likely to be seated before he begins campaigning. At next week's Hempstead Town Board meeting, the Republican-controlled board is set to appoint Muscarella to the seat left empty after Ambrosino resigned, over the objections of Democratic Town Supervisor Laura Gillen. more

By Erik Hawkins | 4/12/19

Disney princesses come to life on stage in the sing-along concert, "A Dream is A Wish," at the Madison Theatre on April 13 and April 14.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder The musical comedy about an heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by eliminating the relatives in … more

4/11/19

A volunteer handed out food to a person in need recently at Community Solidarity's Food Share at the Long Island Rail Road station.

Long Islanders give back to those in need at the Hempstead train station

Driving past the Hempstead Train Station on Sunday, you’d expect to see a few cars in the parking lot and maybe a couple of people waiting for a train. As shocking as it may be, your assumption is … more

By Julia Totaro | 4/9/19

Stacy Miranda, of Long Beach, who was successfully treated for breast cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, chatted with State Sen. John Brooks, of Seaford, after she gave a keynote speech at the grand-opening ceremony for MSK’s newest center, on Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center opens in central Nassau

Thirty-nine-year-old Stacy Miranda is an ice climber — that is, she scales cliff faces coated in ice. She does so as a member of Climb for Hope, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to … more

By Scott Brinton | 4/5/19

Ken Ludwig's "Moon Over Buffalo" is staged at Nassau Community College's Little Theatre March 21-24 and March March 27-31.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and MurderThe musical comedy about an heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by eliminating the relatives in … more

3/21/19

Is Nassau learning from the guilty verdicts?

The conviction last Friday of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano was yet another domino falling in the county’s GOP political machine, with possibly more to come. more

3/14/19

The beloved musical returns in a concert version at the Madison Theatre on March 9 and 10.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Performances/On Stage Celtic TenorsThe classical crossover trio in concert, Thursday, March 7, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or … more

3/7/19